New Delhi: The first version of 'Agneepath' in the year 1990 was not a success at the box office despite a great critical response. Amitabh Bachchan’s performance in the film was praised by all and sundry but the common audience did not bother to watch a middle aged angry man.
The film received a cult status only after ten years of its release. Indian economic scenario was about to become liberal and the public wanted films that could make them familiar with the contemporary scenario in the western world but the filmmakers were still not ready to go for the experimentation. The names of the films were still inspired from the negative emotions. Words such as 'Badla', 'Atank', and 'Khatarnak' were forming the core of the films.
Mukul S Anand's reading of the then Indian society was either well ahead of its time or it came at a time when corruption was already accepted as a social norm.
Amitabh's already established image of one man army against the evil doers did not help the makers much because new actors were taking the centre stage, and they were imitating exactly what Big B was doing in late 70s.
Further the idea of speaking dialogue with a changed voice did not go well with the audiences who relished over Amitabh's baritone.
This time Hrithik Roshan, who is otherwise a very good actor, has a mammoth task to accomplish. The comparison with Amitabh Bachchan is inevitable and probably this is the reason that the makers have not released many dialogue promos of Hrithik.
The menacing appearance of Sanjay Dutt has become the highlight of the new 'Agneepath' and film enthusiasts are talking more about him than Hrithik.
Katrina Kaif is the other show stealer. 'Chikni Chameli' might not have hit the jackpot but it has created a lot of flutters.
Priyanka Chopra is also looking to gain some prominence after this film but unfortunately 'Agneepath' looks like a hero oriented film.
The film will certainly face a lot of problems at the ticket window if Hrithik fails to live up to the expectations.
More importantly, 'Agneepath' is a revenge drama and not many hard core revenge films have got commercial success in the recent past.
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